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1o,enh and His Father"

m the AeSSVA A~
3"Joseph and His Father"
standard. By Rev. j. II. Coon
G Mon to b. studied is found in Gen.
'e 20 Time, B. O. 1905. soon after last
places. Heliopolis. capital Of lowe.
D. "a Goshen, tho land east Of the Nile
,, ans jacob and his family settled.
SPECIAL MENTION:
,,,r.m of Israel in Egypt. The re-
e. u the chosen family to Egypt was an
u mart of the great plan which Cod had
Ptiai to their father Abraham. The
oI h,i now been given two hundred
lse Nd they had neither possessions MOI
oil;anca, in the promised land But
y,slI soon have sought for both; and
S 'aractar already manifested by Jacob
inquired Ill for their preserving either
o. ,t,tion to Canaan must be broken
nj T. might be formed new In due
ia Inv must be placed among . people
nv Inv, tlnsy could not NIX, but from
S ,hav might learn the arts Of civiliza-
NY Industry; and there, under the dis
a'i u anl,ction, the family must be con-
~ INTO the nation. William Smith
a'e ,la 's same valley Of tho N,lo, whence
..o culture Of Greece, was to flow also
lho Of Palestine. That same land Of
e.s mr. which in the schools of Alex
II mas. ages afterward, the 6rst settled
u shelter of the wandering Christian
u was also the first settled home and
r,,f The wandering Jewish nation. Egypt
.ho meeting-point geographically and
r;cslly of the three continents Of the
II, world. 1t could not but bear its part
nurture of that people which was itself
sansnce and guiue them all (S,aniey.
assah sent for his father and the whole
j.. st from Beersheba (rather Hebron, Gen.
UNTO Egypt; and God encouraged Jacob
,,s,op. Commanding him to 80 down, and
Dislng to bring him up again in the per-
~ his descendants, who are henceforth
ENaby the collective name Of Israel 30 he
,sn and all thor cattle. The house Of
now numbered seventy souls, without
buiug wives.
: land of Goshen. The word means,
an. heritage or flowers. While the pre-
EInca,,jon and limits Of tho district are I'M
IN there is little doubt as to its general
ic,, From the Scriptures we learn, partly
lrert Statement, partly by inference, tho
wing: Q) 1t was otherwise known as
sses; C) was not far from Memphis, Pha-
+ nlace OF residence; () was between the
Of Government and Pale.tinc;. 10 was
v from the ce tier of Egyptian popula-
! N was but three days Journey from
psert: t) bordered on tho Nile; "a IN
ID H,ah, the scene of tho miraculous
hes: ~ was exceedingly fruitful and u
ire land; CD was chiefly occupied by for
n. aud hence the location Of the Israel
thrre WAS in accordance with privileges
(ay granted to Others" QW probably CON
IIltlom and Rameses, lharaoh's tyeas-
cites. We may suppose that it CORE
del to the modern province, Esh-Shur-
which extends, according to Robinson
4 the neishborhood of Abu label to the
Ind from the desert to the former fanatic
ch of the Mica frontier province,
kfore, toward the northeast. Or. Harp,r.)
kph an historical parsonage. Through
l.s narrative OF Joseph there is q llfo-
d him to us az one of the most veritable
rts presented in history. And what an
reality III all these scenes here so exqui-
portrayed! 1t is no invented tale. The
re stands out wildly before us; age has
immel its coiors; remoteness of scene,
sle diversity of life and manners, can
weaken Its effect. We see the figures dis
vmovils on that far-of ancient shore.
brought nigh to us in such a way that VIC
almost as well doubt II senses as think
pling it in question. At all events, no
(lal theory can eXpla IL it No shigher
ISM us it is called, can ever make salts
ny toa truly thoughtful mind the COM
on somc'imes drawn between these sBi-
ories' and the cloudy fables that charac-
The early annals of other ancient na-
We may as we'll doubt of Caesar and
lrdei, yea of Napoleon aud of Washing
as Of jacob, Joseph, and Pharaoh
a Pilgrimage. The discipline Of life,
(alcAsations and retrlbutlons, were eve
rlearly delineAtcd than i'll the case Of
in the beginning of his career he
tie lead In craft and cunning, but as
HOLLIS on he is OBJ igcd to flee from his
RI house to preserve his life; he serves
years for a beloved wife, and is baked
$ expected recompense by q decoitful,
lMakllg father-in-law; he serves seven
years more Tor the object of his affec-
during the next six years OF servitude
(ases are changed ten times; then he ls
led by the d,shonor of Dinuh, his
Ptter; again afflicted by tho revenge Of
rl and Levi; by the death of his beloved
Fl while giving birth to Benjamin; by the
Ecetul incest of Reuben; by the loss of
Nj for twenty-five years; and lastly, by
Present famine with all his
5 stood the bow of covenant
nn~el with him ana blessed him at
81, Malslaim, and Peniel. lie sent him
from Laban u wealthy chief. He gave
ayor IN the eyes Of Pharaoh. He caused
Q sc. his posterity grow up about him a
us aid prosperous people. standard
CGmm.l
'e"M The country inhabited by the pos
OF Canaan, who were hence called Ca
les, and which was given by God to the
IN Of Israel, the posterity of Abraham,
cir possession (Ex. q: 4; Lev. IS: 3s).
lmsiiial boundaries are supposed to have
Niount Lebanon on the north, the wilder
" Arabia (shur, Paran, and Zin) on the
and the river Jordan on the east. On
cst, their possessions extended at some
TO the margin Of the Mediterranean.
boundaries on this side were partially
c'ed by the Philistines, who held the low
anu strong cities along the shore Gen.
~ BESIDES the possessions of the Israel
we iand of Canaan embraced Ph9nicia Oh
P,ofth, and Phillstia ON tho southwest
: comp. Quarterly
CONNECTING LINK e
ecc,ordanca with Joseph's invitation, ap-
y ny Pharaoh, Israel and his household
uown to Egypt On the way God speaks
n the Visions Of the night" assuring
Mal ne Is in the path OF duty, and that he
DHWh with him into Egypt, and there
o. Inn a great nation. 10 make this
on. re with the promise to inherit Canaan,
Iays, L waN surely bring thee up again:
u III Is added the assurance that the we'll
ea Joseph shall at last close, for their
~ sleep, the eyes that &C many years
ronsed TO behold him. Joseph and his
meet IN the land of Goshen, the district
m n.aed upon by HIM for the occupation of
n"reu, whose vocation a shepherds was
NC Md .l.a + unto the Egyptians. The
10 was a joyful one-the fathers joy al
am %u great for his aged and sorrow-strick-
c s.ae to endure. Then Joseph, with
v vHIr,stIc sagaclty, instructed his brothers
h they should say to Pharaoh when
a Vt, before him. and Immediately went up
o1tn me king Of their arrival Tha Ex-